Sage-Tips

When to use I D or I would?

The contraction I’d can mean either ‘I would’ or ‘I had’. If you’re unable to understand the meaning of I’d (or he’d, she’d, we’d, etc.) from the context of a sentence, try looking at the verb form that follows it: would is followed by the bare infinitive (infinitive without to)

Would and had difference?

The auxiliary verbs would and had are both contracted to ‘d. Would is always followed by a verb in the infinitive without the to: I’d like some sugar please. I would like some sugar please.

Would had use?

“Would have had” is a type 3 conditional phrase that is used for situations that did not happen – an unreal, past situation. It’s used to describe a situation that “would have” happened if another situation were to take place.

Would have or would HAS?

To form these past modals, use could, would, or should followed by have, followed by a past participle verb. Use have for all pronouns; never use has or had to form a past modal. Here are some examples: She could have gone to any college she wanted to.

Would have had or would have?

Another Third Conditional Tense: “Would have had” “Would have had” – “Would have,” along with the past participle, “had,” can but used in situations expressing something that must have happened, but didn’t because conditions were different.

Would had been meaning?

Would have been expresses an imaginary situation, talking about something that did not happen, using the present perfect simple tense. This is called a past conditional. It usually talks about an imaginary result followed by the action in the past which would have created that scenario.

Does I’d mean ‘I had’ or “I would”?

Does I’d mean “I had” or “I would”? The contraction I’d can mean either ‘I would’ or ‘I had’. If you’re unable to understand the meaning of I’d (or he’d, she’d, we’d, etc.) from the context of a sentence, try looking at the verb form that follows it: had is followed by a past participle. Watch out for sentences containing ‘d better!

What is the difference between ‘had I known’ and ‘if I knew’?

“Had I known” is just another, slightly shorter, way of saying “if I had known”, so the difference between your two phrases is just a difference of tense. The word ‘if’, understood even though not actually said in ‘had I known’, means the sentence that follows is a conditional one. If I knew is in the simple past tense.

Is it correct to say “if I had have had”?

Anyway, as it was mentioned previously by Quora User, ‘’If I had have had,” is not the correct construction because it should be written as “If I had had,” which is usually used in colloquial English with the contraction “If I’d had,”. However, I do not agree with Quora User on the contraction “If I’d’ve had,”.

What is the difference between ‘would’ and ‘had’?

would is followed by the bare infinitive (infinitive without to) would can also be followed by the perfect infinitive (have + past participle) had is followed by a past participle. Watch out for sentences containing ‘d better!